OEM Ford Freestyle Coil Springs

Ford Freestyle Coil Springs Parts and Q&A

• Coil Spring, Rear
  5F9Z-5560-BA
  Q: How to Service the Rear Coil Springs and Shock Absorber Assembly on a 2WD on Ford Freestyle?

  A:

  The beginning of racking the rear Shock Absorber and spring assembly for a 2WD vehicle demands initial measurement of the center-hub to fender lip distance with the vehicle resting at level ground. First remove the interior trim to expose the upper shock absorber nut and keep this nut for disposal. Lift the vehicle with a suitable jack stand positioned at the front section and take out the wheel along with tire assembly from beneath. Support the rear Brake Caliper when you take it out from its flexible hose before detaching guide-pin bolts. After installing the brake caliper just tighten it to 31 Nm (23 ft. lbs.). Lift the vehicle to a hoist position then place a transmission jack V-topped underneath the knuckle at its Trailing Arm attachment point until the toe-link becomes parallel with the ground. First remove the bolt connecting the trailing arm to knuckle followed by lowering transmission jack access to remove the trailing arm-to-subframe bolt. Put the jack under the lower shock absorber mount before you elevate it to compress the shock absorber alongside the spring then remove the lower arm-to-knuckle bolt before you loosen the shock absorber and spring assembly bolt and nut. You should lower and remove the transmission jack following lower nut and bolt discarding then use the jack to swing down the lower arm to reach and remove the shock absorber and spring. Starting the assembly process requires the spring to be taped onto the upper rubber spring seat before the correct placement on the shock absorber followed by a final step of installing the components into position with the upper mount. Position the lower arm while maintaining the proper angle and put in place a new lower bolt while leaving it untightened. After partially lowering the vehicle employ a floor jack to slowly elevate the lower arm so the shock absorber top touches the upper mount. Assistance allows you to keep raising the vehicle until the shock absorber properly seats in place before you install and tighten its new nut to 83 Nm (61 ft.lbs). Move back the interior parts while taking out the floor jack followed by vehicle elevation. After setting the transmission jack under the wheel knuckle position raise it until the wheel hub reaches the proper vehicle height on the curb. Follow up by installing the lower arm-to-knuckle bolt and torque it to 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.). Transfer the trailing arm to the wheel knuckle position then put in the bolt in a loose state before raising the transmission jack until the arm meets up with the bushing of the subframe. Use a new trailing arm-to-subframe bolt and apply torque to 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.) before fixing the trailing arm-to-knuckle bolt to 105 Nm (77 ft. lbs.). Partially lower the vehicle while you put in the brake caliper before guiding the guide pin bolts to a torque of 31 Nm (23 ft. lbs.).